Conditions soil for more vigorous root growth and improved water penetration

Earth-friendly, 100% organic; guaranteed not to burn roots

Ever notice how container-grown plants seem to flourish early in the season, then start to fade by midsummer? That’s because most fertilizers are used up or leach away within the first month. Our Gardener's Supply All-Purpose Organic Fertilizer is a slow-release, 5-5-5 granular organic fertilizer that gives plants balanced nutrients for vigorous root growth and improved water penetration all season long. Contains only naturally occurring minerals, peanut meal and animal or vegetable meal.

I used this in my vegatable garden. The plants seemed to be floundering, not much growth going on. I put this around the base of some of my existing plants and within a couple weeks the plants were growing to maturity much better than before. I then used it on other plants and they also did much better. I have now used it throughout my garden and hope the corn and squash will do better.

Although this says it is organic it is not OMRI certified so I just hope for the best. At this point I would definitely recommend this product.

This is the first time I have used this fertilizer. I put it on the top soil of several annual pots, roses, potted herbs, trees, bushes and veggies that I had already planted this year. Anything that I plant from now on in pots or the in the gound I am mixing it in with the soil and sprinkling it around the top as well. On my perennial wild flower mound, I threw it all around my daisies, pink fountains, verbena, sweet potatoe vine etc. Everything is now so lush, healthy, beautiful and thriving. I have such dense hearty blooms, works fast, it's amazing! It brought some old potted trees back to life I was about to replace. After only a couple weeks they have new growth, are filling out and the color is much darker! That saved me a TON of money to not buy new ones. In the past, I didn't put anything on my flowers other than some occasional liquid plant food (the blue stuff). I was always doing damage with it by burning the foliage or killing the plant altogether, even with careful measuring. I will most likely put some more on my perennial mound again in the fall so it's ready next spring. I don't think the smell is that strong, just a compost smell in the bag. If it didn't have the nautural odor of fertilizer, I would be wondering what fake stuff it was! Once it's sprinkled on, there is no linger and we have pots all around us on the patio. No one has smelled it. Always nice to spend the money on something that does what it promises!

Chose "getting started" as a self-description because there was no "patio putterer." If you, too, live in a city but still want to play in the dirt and grow some beans and tomatoes, this is for you. One small container of this in my Gardener's Supply raised planting bed and my vegetables push me out of the way as I step back from sprinkling it on! Stronger, more productive plants, and for some odd reason, fewer weeds. I'll be using this from now on!